Biwi No.1
| Biwi No.1 | |
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Produced by | Vashu Bhagnani |
| Story by | Kamal Hassan |
| Starring | Salman Khan Karisma Kapoor Sushmita Sen Anil Kapoor Tabu |
| Music by | Anu Malik Sukhwinder Singh |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 1999 |
| Running time | 159 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office |  40 crore (US$8.8 million)[1] |
Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor and Tabu. Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance in the film. It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi.[2] Biwi No.1 was the biggest Bollywood hit of 1999.[3][4]
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[edit] Plot
Prem (Salman Khan) is a man who is married to Pooja (Karishma Kapoor) with 2 kids, who gets involved in a roaring affair with an aspiring model, Rupali (Sushmita Sen). He prefers Rupali to his wife because Rupali is modern and wears fashionable clothes. On Karwachauth, Pooja discovers him at Rupali's house and asks him to choose between his mistress and his wife. He decides to move in with Rupali and starts living with her. His wife, Pooja, meanwhile with the help of Prem's friend Lakhan (Anil Kapoor) has a make-over. She becomes the modern woman who does many modeling assignments. Also, Pooja sends her mother-in-law and children to live with her husband and Rupali. They all trouble Rupali and manage to convince Prem that Rupali keeps them hungry and wants to poison and kill them.
In the end, Prem realizes that Rupali only came to him since he gave her materialistic things while his wife stuck with him through thick and thin. Rupali also realizes her mistake and gets back together with her ex-boyfriend,Deepak (Saif Ali Khan). In a twist, Lakhan makes Rupali his sister and is hugging her when his wife Lovely (Tabu) walks upon the scene and misunderstands them both. She leaves the house crying and drives away in a car, which their son has tampered with and has managed to disable the brakes. Lakhan then chases after her and makes up with her.The show ends with Lakhan saying she is his "Biwi no 1"
[edit] Cast
- Salman Khan as Prem
- Karisma Kapoor as Pooja
- Sushmita Sen as Rupali
- Anil Kapoor as Lakhan
- Tabu as Lovely
- Himani Shivpuri as Prem's mum
- Saif Ali Khan as Deepak (Guest Appearance)
- Amitabh Bachchan (Guest Appearance)
[edit] Reception
The film was poorly received upon release. Rediff described the film as "lack of logic, disoriented narrative and nonsense" and described the soundtrack as "pathetic".[5] The film has been criticized by some for its sexual-related content, including lewd songs and sexual remarks.[6]
The common public generally liked the movie especially the comedy by Anil Kapoor. The movie ranks No 46 in the List of Top 50 Bollywood movies adjusted for Inflation. Also, released during the summer vacation gave the movie a good boost. Chunari Chunari was the super hit song of the movie.
[edit] Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Sushmita Sen
- Star Screen Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Anil Kapoor
- Star Screen Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Sushmita Sen
Nominations:
- Filmfare Award for Best Film - David Dhawan
- Filmfare Award for Best Director - David Dhawan
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Karishma Kapoor
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Anil Kapoor
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Salman Khan
- Filmfare Award for Best Music - Anu Malik
[edit] Music
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Chunari Chunari" | Abhijeet & Anuradha Sriram | 05:27 |
| 2 | "Biwi No 1" | Abhijeet & Poornima | 07:19 |
| 3 | "Jungle Hai Aadhi Raat" | Kumar Sanu & Hema Sardesai | 06:12 |
| 4 | "Ishq Sona Hai" | Shankar Mahadevan & Hema Sardesai | 06:15 |
| 5 | "Hai Hai Mirchi" | Sukhwinder Singh & Alka Yagnik | 05:36 |
| 6 | "Mehboob Mere" | Sukhwinder Singh & Alka Yagnik | 05:03 |
| 7 | "Mujhe Maaf Karna" | Abhijeet, Anmol, Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik | 05:13 |
| 8 | "Aan Milo" | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 07:47 |
[edit] References
- ^ Top Lifetime Grossers 1995-1999 (Figures in Ind Rs). Box Office India.
- ^ K. Jh, Subhash (3 January 2007). "Kamal Haasan to act in Kannada film". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=a29f85cd-3c77-40c4-a6ee-d47e4f17e379&ParentID=33488a47-311e-403f-98ae-cd0309b984ff&&Headline=Kamal+Haasan+to+act+in+Kannada+film. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Bruzzi, Stella; Gibson, Pamela Church (2000). Fashion cultures: theories, explorations, and analysis. Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 9780415206853. http://books.google.com/books?id=xmjv-IJymZsC&pg=PA184. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ India today international. Living Media India Ltd.. June 1999. p. 47. http://books.google.com/books?id=pBMwAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Biwi No.1". Rediff. 29 May 1999. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/may/29biw.htm. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Ghadially, Rehana (May 2007). Urban women in contemporary India: a reader. Sage Publications. p. 177. ISBN 9780761935209. http://books.google.com/books?id=cmoajuETiJgC&pg=PA177. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
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